5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GEORGE HARRISON'S GRETSCH TENNESSEAN + Tone Demo [4K]

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You asked for it - here it is! 5 things you didn't know about George Harrison's Gretsch Tennessean!
Here we cover several aspects of the Gretsch 6119 (aka Tennessean or Tennessee Rose), which is my personal favorite Gretsch model. Something about the HiLo'Tron pickups, body shape, and overall feel of the instrument addicted me from the very first time I played one...and I've never regretted my purchase!
Mine is a late 2000s model made in Japan - G6119-1962HT if I'm not mistaken. Incredibly, I bought it brand new "back then" for $899 when Musician's Friend, still a relatively new website, closed out these models to make room for the "newer" ones with Chet Atkins' signature on the pickguard. I believe the current model is G6119T-62, but I have no idea if they're still manufactured with the same top-notch Japanese quality today.
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0:00 Intro
0:11 #1 of Many Gretsches
0:50 #2 Early Beatle Gear
1:58 #3 A Cheaper Guitar
3:59 #4 Single Coil Sound
4:22 #5 Stolen, Lost, or Missing
5:28 TONE: Knobs & Switches
7:37 TONE: Sound Demo
Also, I realize I said "Thomastik" wrong. No one reads this far in the description, so I'll get a ton of comments anyhow. The Austrian guy from TI on RU-vid says "TOH-MASS-TICK" - you guys have to understand, I'm trying my best to pronounce brand names I've literally never heard said OUT LOUD in real life (and have been saying wrong since before the internet existed). That said, go to your local music store and ask about Rickenbackers, Thomastiks, and Hofner products and see if the teenager working there pronounces it properly. ;)
DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only. All images and video footage fall under fair use laws. TONE DEMO: Absolutely no audio from the original recording has been used in this video. This demonstration is for educational purposes ONLY under fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. My videos are provided as INSTRUCTION to help you learn how to play and sing these songs yourself. For this reason, many of my videos feature footage of a song's construction (both instrumentally and vocally) to aid you in this learning process. All audio tracks are intentionally mixed with louder instrument levels and further channel separation than the original recordings to help isolate sections when learning. They should NOT be sold, duplicated, or distributed without the original copyright holder's permission. If you enjoy this music, support the original artists and BUY the officially released versions.

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@tiedyedkarma 5 месяцев назад

George Harrison was such a bad ass! He doesn't get the praise he deserves!

@NickRatnieks 7 месяцев назад

The Gretsch Tennessean was presented to George Harrison by Ivor Arbiter who had sold Ringo his Ludwig drum kit in 1962 under the aegis of Brian Epstein and designed the Beatles "Drop T" logo to paint on the kit at the same time. His shop was called Drum City and he also had a Gretsch dealership nearby called Guitar City and it was his idea in 1963 to present the Gretsch. The guitar was chosen and a date was set for George to come in and my friend Dick Middleton did the presentation. Dick had played for Gene Vincent in his British Blue Caps and later played for Johnny Hallyday and Mungo Jerry. He says that a number of people- like Big Jim Sullivan had played the Tennessean and reckoned it was a really good example- there was a steady throughput of musicians through the shop- aspiring guitarists like Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend and other more established guys like Joe Moretti who played the solo on Shakin' All Over and so many others. On the day itself, Dick says George was looking very stylish- but was not wearing a tie- Beatlemania was just around the corner and Dick says that the shop was more excited because Bruce Welch of the Shadows was coming in to trade a Gretsch Rancher Jumbo that he had acquired in the USA and he was eagerly anticipated. There are a few clips of Dick playing over the years and he had toured in Germany with a band (the Blue Caps minus Gene Vincent) supporting the Everly Brothers- who had Jim Gordon on drums while their guitar player, Don Peake taught him James Burton's licks- which is how he won the audition for Hallyday in 1964- others rejected were Eric Clapton, John McLaughlin who worked selling guitars at Selmer and sold Dick his first Telecaster and Alvin Lee.

@markbarnes6806 6 месяцев назад

Great info - thank you!

@NickRatnieks 6 месяцев назад

If you search RU-vid for this- you can see Dick with his Telecaster in 1965 behind Johnny Hallyday- he's not doing much. DOCUMENT N°15 JOHNNY HALLYDAY 1965 Then there is this clip with him when he backed "Weeping" Tommy Brown- one of the earliest rock and rollers who had Chuck Berry in his band in the early 50s. Like an idiot I did not go to this gig- Tommy died a while back. Dick has an Esquire type guitar. Tommy Brown @ Shakedown Blues ' Love Of Mine' Dick did a tour with Little Richard, Duane Eddy and The Shirelles- plus others in November 1963 and at that time he played a green Gretsch Country Club- which was stolen- at one point Duane complimented him on his tone- praise indeed! Here he is with a Strat- unusual for him- the music starts a minute in- the bass player/singer always likes to fiddle with stuff!- Dick Middleton's Southern Nights Band

@edgarsnake2857 6 месяцев назад

Great comment.

@robertdevincentis941 6 месяцев назад

Fantastic info mate ! If i may ask how do you know?

@NickRatnieks 6 месяцев назад

I have known Dick since 1978 and he has told me a wealth of information over the years- how he came to work at Sound City and Ivor Arbiter- and just interesting details about the importation of the guitars- and what a tight little wold in was in that part of London, Denmark Street, Shaftesbury Avenue and Rupert Street where Sound City was before it moved to Shaftesbury Ave- Dick says it is a Chinese restaurant now. There are interviews with Ivor Arbiter regarding the Ludwig drum kit out on the internet. Back in the 1970s before I met Dick I had read in the magazine International Musician that the guitar was presented to George Harrison and it was later on, that Dick told me the details. One of the other sales guys, Dick persuaded to concentrate on bass and he became a top session player- played on some early Who recordings, he was called Cliff Barton and should have been huge but succumbed to drugs. We were going to get this all written down but Dick has been really ill for a while and just has not had the focus, which is a shame as he really was there in the middle of it all- with the dreaded Don Arden as manager when he was with Vincent and the associated bands. Google Cliff Barton Bass Musicians' Olympus.

@individrus 7 месяцев назад

One of the best beatles freaks youtube channel! love it so much! Thanks a lot man!!

@MrGuido63 6 месяцев назад

Hey ! Nick, So lovely to see that you have taken the time and thought to explore dear George Harrison’s guitar. Wonderful the way demonstrated the various sounds this ‘ beauty’ produce. I am sure Chet & George must have been watching! May they both Rest In Peace 🙏🙏 Thank you ☺️

@jsullivan2112 6 месяцев назад

And of course he used it on Beatles For Sale, you can hear it all over that record, which was made and released in '64.

@davidbriggs9675 6 месяцев назад

Hi Nick, a few years ago when we were 'locked-down', in the UK due to the world-wide Covid epidemic, I must have listened to all of your Beatles covers...and much more besides. All fab stuff. Along with your videos about John's Rickenbacker guitars, this is very, very interesting too. The sound samples really show how essential these guitars are to George's sound at the time. I often wondered what all those switches actually did. Tremendous video.

@ksharpe10 6 месяцев назад

Nice Demo, really showed this Guitar well. Personally I liked the 68 Super Filteron pickups the best of all the Gretsch pickups. I would imagine tv jones has those well replicated. Boy am I glad they filmed that 1965 Shea Stadium concert, wish we had 66 too. They were Great live, and in 65 the pa system was getting bigger so we could hear them over the jet airplane screams.

@marcraygun6290 5 месяцев назад

You are right i have 64 anniversary with hilotrons, have played a lot of filtertron eqhipped gretsches but few years ago got 64 astro jet with supertrons and they are best...also look coolest

@wildbilldurkin1493 6 месяцев назад

Awesome. Also love your Twin Towers-WTC piece in the background.

@gustavoheberle6265 6 месяцев назад

Super cool , man ! So many different sounds and tones ! Great guitar !

@lw216316 6 месяцев назад

excellent demo.....I've wondered how much influence Chet's playing had on George.

@KenTeel 6 месяцев назад

Excellent !! What a great display of that guitar. Good work. Thanks ! You really showed how those classic tones were attained.

@JimSwanson-eo2un 6 месяцев назад

Great demo and comparison, Nick! Really enjoyed it AND your Beatles guitar vocabulary. Awesome!

@The_Count_ 7 месяцев назад

That guitar is so beautiful I definitely wish I could have that. And it’s a shame I didn’t have that for Christmas this year.

@tommymaguire2839 6 месяцев назад

That was really a fun watch! Keep it up. Love your research and youthful exuberance!

@giulioluzzardi7632 6 месяцев назад

This young Man knows his stuff, 11s flatwound on a Gretsch is the fastest way to get to 60s-ville. Great playing style, when you start using a wound 3rd and Gretsch pickups you really start enjoying yourself!! BTW, I put a " 330 pico farad" capacitor to act as a treble bleed on that Master Vol which and it works, no more muddy lower volume sound. It actually makes it sound more "acoustic" if that makes sense? Great job, show us more 60s stuff..please.

@LIRadioguy 6 месяцев назад

Great history and demo! I had a Tennessean back in the early '60s, purchased before George Harrison made it famous. Loved it, but unfortunately it was stolen and I missed it dearly. I recently resumed playing guitar after a 30-year hiatus and while I would have liked to purchase a Tennessee Rose, financial considerations forced me to settle for the similar Gretsch Electromatic G5655T-QM which is a pretty good substitute, considering the price.

@Deuterom 4 месяца назад

Our lead guitarist from my band in the late 60's played a Tennessean (I played Bass) and although he had a VOX Super Beatle, he actually preferred to play the Gretsch through an Ampeg B-15N. The only effect he ever used was a VOX Tone Bender. I absolutely LUSTED after that sound and swore I'd some day own a Gretsch Tennessean or Tennessee Rose. Here I am in my 70's and I too fell in love with the G5655T-QM and purchased one. I have NO regrets!

@LIRadioguy 4 месяца назад

Yes, the G5655T-QM is really great. I'm looking for a better amp for mine, Considering a Henriksen Blu-6. Back in the day, I played my Tennessean thought an Ampeg Gemini II.@@Deuterom

@deanevangelista6359 6 месяцев назад

One of George's guitars met a terrible fate. "Fourteen of our guitars were strapped to the roof of our Austin Princess and the only one lost was my Gretsch. It fell onto the road and into the path of the oncoming traffic. About thirteen lorries went over it before our chauffeur could get near it. Then, one of the lorries stopped and the driver came up with the dangling remains of it and said, ‘Oi, is this banjo anything to do with you?’ Some people would say I shouldn’t worry because I could buy as many replacement guitars as I wanted, but you know how it is, I kind of got attached to it."

@ARWest-bp4yb 6 месяцев назад

Great job Nick, I've got an '04 Tenny and ❤❤❤ it! Looking forward to hearing about the rest of George's Gretsches.👍👍

@konjunto2477 17 дней назад

Best explanation on YT that I have viewed so far. I own a G6119T Vintage 62-Select Chet Atkins Re-issue and your vid helped me out tremendously. Thank you for posting. If you woulf be so kind when you have the time post a demo of this same guitar with a country Twangy sound/song. Thanks again. just subscribed!!

@liamgillespie3407 6 месяцев назад

It might be safe to say that “What Goes On” was the last time George recorded with the Tennessean.

@edgarsnake2857 6 месяцев назад

Great video, Nick.

@Thatmaninrio 5 месяцев назад

Well done, pretty accurate research 👍. The main reason for the pad wasn't comfort, but to cover up the plate over the access hole to get to the string mute(s) through the back. Any model with string mutes has this, and my 6073 Bass has this (because of the mutes).

@bradparker9664 5 месяцев назад

I'm a Strat guy, so this was very informative. Well done.

@george-st-george 6 месяцев назад

Excellent Video !!!! i really enjoyed it !!!! Thanks !!!!!

@dfloresjr 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the helpful info! I bought one of these 20 years ago and I'll never sell it. I love the single coil sound!

@theautojournals 6 месяцев назад

I bought an original '64 Tennessean as a pandemic gift to myself, it's been lots of fun nailing those old George tones. Had to watch Help! for the great Tenny scenes the night after I brought it home.

@MurrayCampbellOfficial Месяц назад

Hilton Valantine and David Crosby both inspired me to want to save for a Gretsch Tennessean, I honestly love this guitar and its such in iconic gretsch model

@beatlesrcool13 7 месяцев назад

You gatta do smoke on the water!

@bobcabo4509 6 месяцев назад

Well done. I had a '64 Country Gent and a '65 Tennessean. I liked the Tennessean (which I think my daughter has in storage), but not the Country Gent too much.

@adamskaboy 6 месяцев назад

Just found your channel…I’ve a few Beatle guitars…including the Tennessee Rose and 57 Duo Jet reissue. Thanks for your information…subscribed too. “Beatle guitars” and guitars are quite a passion of mine…so much fun…nothing like playing one of the Beatle songs to perfection. Good demonstrations on the Tennessee Rose….

@oddshot60 6 месяцев назад

I bought a Chet Atkins model of the Tennessean in the late 1960's. It was my first big boy guitar. I didn't know about the George Harrison connection, I just loved it's sound and it fit the music I was playing at the time. I didn't think of it as a "cheap" guitar. I don't recall the price, but know it was a lot to me back then. My Tennessean definitely had a string mute and the f holes were trimmed in white. I played the guitar until the late 70's when music had changed somewhat and the Gretsch was no longer in vogue. I traded it even for a new Fender acoustic 12 string. Although I really liked the Fender and got a lot of use out of it, I really regret the decision to make the trade.

@JP5466 6 месяцев назад

You and everyone else at that time. NOBODY wanted a Gretsch in the 70's They started making a comeback when Brian Setzer (The Stray Cats) came on the scene. Still, most 80's hair bands played solid body guitars. I started seeing Gretsch's on MTV vids in the late 80's early 90's. Tom Petty helped.

@majorleaguemodelsbystevewo9451 6 месяцев назад

Nick ,great review of the gretsch tennessean!!im a huge Beatle fan and ive always felt that the tennessean had a very cutting tone also i thought george did some of his best lead work on it.not that i didnt like the jet or the gent they were fantastic as well.ive owned all of them but my fav was the tennessean. Great job on the video!!!

@johncena31925 5 месяцев назад

My favorite of all George’s Gretches. And man how awesome would it be to have an hour to yourself in that EMI storage room. All that historic gear would be awesome to look at

@user-wz4xr9cu1r 2 месяца назад

There are several other differences between the 6119-1962HT (Tenessean/Tennessee Rose) and the 6122-1962 Country Gentleman. One is the size: the TRose body is 1.85" deep and the Gent is 2" deep, and the TRose has a 16" lower bout where the Gent has a 17" lower bout; the Gent is a bigger, and a bit heavier guitar. The TRose has a rosewood fingerboard and the Gent has ebony. I had an early 2000s 6119-1962HT with the Tennessee Rose pickguard, which was a wonderful, versatile guitar and the HiloTron pickups absolutely nailed the early Beatles guitar tone. I sold it (and a couple of other guitars) and used the proceeds to purchase a 2006 Gretsch 7594 double cutaway White Falcon.

@TekVahana 6 месяцев назад

Well done, thanks!

@Uke50 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video about this particular guitar. Great job with sampling all the switch/tone settings. BUT, did anyone notice that your Butcher Cover is in STEREO! Supposedly, only 10% of the 100,000 copies were made in stereo. I picked up a stereo butcher from the ground at a NYC flea market in the mid 70s. It's been framed on my walls ever since.

@bobsebring2819 6 месяцев назад

I love Gretsch!!

@SteveG325 Месяц назад

Great video. Sadly the Tenny is pretty much confirmed to have been one of the guitars destroyed in the dec 65 incident where one or more guitars fell off the roof of the Beatles tour car. A recovered tuning key was installed on Paul’s recently recovered 62 Horner and is still there. RIP 💔

@D6M6R 6 месяцев назад

Always wanted to know what those switches were for and how George used them. Fantastic video!

@brianjensen7985 6 месяцев назад

Good stuff. Thanks!

@rewind2play 6 месяцев назад

Interesting video, nice guitar playing...

@Vermoulian 2 месяца назад

I respect your strength, with those heavy bends on those thick strings!

@dedicated2WHOiLove 6 месяцев назад

hey you're a heck of a player! years ago i had my experiment with Daddario chromes and couldn't hack it as i guess i'm too heavy-handed, LOL! i remember thinking those chromes would be good for a kid to play bass on guitar with.

@unclerudy9797 6 месяцев назад

I had owned a 1963 Gretsch Tennessean that was only 7 serial numbers away from Georges... It was perfect and had the original case and hang tags... I sold it for a Ton but I am sorry I did... It had it's second set of strings on it from new...They were flat wounds.. The frets showed zero wear...Just tarnish... He did play it in the Sgt. Pepper Sessions. I have seen color Super 8mm Film that was taken by Paul McCartney and was stored and found in Johns storage at The Dakota ! That film includes some of the London Symphony Orchestra backing the boys up while they wearing suits and clown masks believe it or not.... Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull also in attendance...Thanks for posting. !

@jamescaron6465 6 месяцев назад

Very nice presentation, good job. What are the things I will add is that filter trons Can really scream if you overdrive them. They can give you some of the best sound Billy zoom from X and Malcolm Young from early AC/DC are two examples of that. I know Malcolm put a Gibson in his Gretsch later on, but those early recordings were pure filter.Trons. The Gretsch single coils don’t seem to have the same capability to overdrive like the filter trons

@xxshocktheatrexx 6 месяцев назад

Nice playing Nick. Love those Beatle leads. Love the early Beatles The most. Your ac 15 that you played , was that the UK JMI or Korg era amp? I subscribed because you really felt that Beatle rush to which you played so well. What a era that was . Vox amps Beatle boots electric guitars. Magical !

@NickMartellaro 6 месяцев назад

Korg era, believe it or not! Thanks for watching.

@Mopedisti 7 месяцев назад

As I remember, there is also some controversy regarding the second Country Gent. The first one was destroyed, falling of the truck during 63 tour. The second-either it was given by George to one of their Apple young artist, either Ringo is reported to have one.

@ksharpe10 6 месяцев назад

How's about a detective looking for George's Gibson 345, that is a mysterious guitar.

@michaelbonanno7476 5 месяцев назад

Good job all around on your video Nick! Hey I was wondering about the bridge that’s on that Tennessean. I noticed that it doesn’t have any adjustable saddles. How is the intonation on that guitar? Thanks!

@georgewidmer7818 6 месяцев назад

Finally I'll know what strings to use...... Thank You

@richieluckenbill1590 5 месяцев назад

New study shows that George didn't use flats on his Gretsch's. He used the stock rounds that came on it. They have yellow fluff on the end by the ball ends of the strings.

@bernhardnizynski4403 6 месяцев назад

I have a similar Tennesseean which I purchased second hand in 1970 - it is a burgundy colour. I love its twangy sound and these days I use it manily for fingerpicking! Mine has a silver plate on the headstock.

@JP5466 6 месяцев назад

The nameplate was added in 1966.

@davidg7624 6 месяцев назад

You forgot to mention that besides single vs. double cut-away, the bodies have a slightly different shape/size. The Tenny body is smaller than the Gent.

@monzajunior7337 6 месяцев назад

The neck is slightly further out from the body too, on the double cutaway ones.

@jameshowland7393 6 месяцев назад

That Tenny is probably in somebody's closet totally forgotten. Much like Terry Kath's signature sticker covered strat. It took years before his daughter finally located it in Terry's Mom's house. She had totally forgotten that it was in the back of a closet.

@TheMoodyLoners 6 месяцев назад

Owned a 64 Tennessean for over 20 years and it was truly a unique sounding guitar. The Hilo-trons are relatively weak output pickups (3.2 and 2.8 ohms resistance) but they have have an unmistakable twangy clarity. To me they really shine when played through an EL-84 type amp like a Vox. Wish I'd never sold it.

@bernhardnizynski4403 6 месяцев назад

- yes, I have the same and I use it with a mid 1960s Vox AC30

@JP5466 6 месяцев назад

I have a few Tenny's; '64, '67 and a '75. All sound great through my '67 Vox AC-30.

@acasarec.3681 3 месяца назад

thanx mate !

@GaveMeGrace1 7 месяцев назад

Thank you 😊

@petertropp7676 6 месяцев назад

That is so great.

@revoltlikeme 6 месяцев назад

There's a lot more than 5 things i don't know about that guitar

@cuda426hemi 6 месяцев назад

1963. After the initial EMI sessions and Pete was dropped like a bad habit a new contract was prepared. Seems George took his EMI money and bought guitars. Besides this Tenny, he and his bro visited his sis in Benton Illinois, played at a couple gigs as the 5th "Four Vests" making George the 1st Beatle to play in the USA and while there bought his Rickenbacker 425 - again before Ed Sullivan show a few months later. It was the great unsung Eddie Stokes who on lunch hour painted the famous Beatle logo based on napkin sketch of drop T by Ivor, but Eddie did the Typeface and you can see his style on THE - WHO, Mooney's 1st dbl bass kit and GINGER - BAKER on Ginger's dbl bass kit as well as others, very distinctive style. 👀

@johnbasos 7 месяцев назад

good stuff

@jessehurtado2056 5 месяцев назад

Hi Great review. Did you adjust the pole pieces since the Hilotrons are low output Thank you 😊

@JBGWAlain 6 месяцев назад

Very nice video! I have an original 1963 Tennessean that I’ve owned since the late 80s. It is a great guitar but only after having had a neck reset. These guitars were not particularly well built in my opinion but they definitely have a unique sound. I noticed when you demonstrated the tone switch that the capacitor values on the more modern versions seem more usable than the vintage ones. On mine, they are completely useless unfortunately.

@JP5466 6 месяцев назад

Same here. The caps need replacing on the old ones.

@gharrison1964 7 месяцев назад

Guitarra linda! Parabéns!

@dreammachine2013 Месяц назад

Great story🎉

@promerops 6 месяцев назад

Along with George, one of my favourite Tennessean players is Xan McCurdy of Cake. Totally different era and Xan's Tennessean is actually a Chet Atkins Gibson. How different the guitars from the two manufacturers are, I do not know.

@ntxmt 6 месяцев назад

The Achilles heel of the guitar is the bridge. It floats and isn't tunable. Bump it and you've had it. It's a shame a classic like this one doesn't have a decent bridge. That's why I sold mine.

@markbarnes6806 6 месяцев назад

A lot of people pin their bridges.

@jeffthevideoguy23 6 месяцев назад

The pad on the back 0f the CG comes off to give access to the wiring.

@monzajunior7337 6 месяцев назад

That’s why it’s there! Having blocked the f-holes they had to cut a hole in the back to install wiring, then having cut the hole they had to cover it up! The “pad” is a bit of Gretsch marketing to try to make a virtue out of a necessity … :)

@gordonplatter9162 6 месяцев назад

I have my dad's 72 country gentleman unfortunately I broke 1 of the original tuners and still have 5 of the original imperial but it only has the bottom string mute switch and the original bigsby looks way different

@philipthomas8440 6 месяцев назад

I had a 63 country gentleman. I liked it but it weighed a ton. My shoulder was killing me after a 3 hr gig so I traded it for a light as a feather gibson es225 td.

@paristhalheimer 6 месяцев назад

I owned one. The 1 thing I didn't like about it was the bridge held in place by string tension and friction.

@Moreno280161 20 дней назад

Hi, I finally found a true Beatles enthusiast who knows the history of their guitars well, I have a doubt that has been nagging me for some time, what strings did George use on his guitars? Flatwound or roundwound? There are those who say Flatwound but if that was the case, what scaling? I've tried various brands and scales but they all have a wound G and I can't do the bends, it is said that George used Flatwounds but you changed the G with a non-wound one, is that right?

@BushidoPhoto 2 месяца назад

Gibson stole the names Country Gentleman and Tennessean from Gretsch when they let the names expire. Of course, Chet moved to Gibson as well and took his name with him. Thankfully Gretsch got it back. The pad on the back of the Country Gent was to install the mute system with a back plate to allow access.

@seanmeisner3190 6 месяцев назад

I miss my '64 Tenny. I certainly like my new Gretsch Country Gent, but it's just not quite the same.

@henryb160 4 месяца назад

I think Norman Harris mentions George trying to use a Gretsch in exchange for a guitar that he had. IIRC it may have been a Les Paul.

@brentjustice9834 6 месяцев назад

Same guitar and amp , what are your amp settings for Beatles stuff.

@crazypainter56 5 месяцев назад

Hilton Valentine from The Animals also played a Gretsch-the sound of "The House of the Rising Sun"-where is the guitar today

@Marco-HidalgoMusicRecords 3 месяца назад

NICK!!!!!!!!! IS THAT A "LOS SHAKERS" ALBUM BEHIND YOU????????????????????? 🥰🥰

@mylerism 6 месяцев назад

Nice! I also got mine G6119-1962HT (No Chet signature) from that same Musicians' Friend closeout. They kept lowering the price, then boom! Got mine at $1,000. I decided to hot rod the thing. So I installed TV Jones Supertrons, Schaller locking tuners and Tru-arc bridge. Sounds great, but definitely not like the Beatles. Which is kind of a shame. Now I need to get another one just like George's. lol

@jsullivan2112 6 месяцев назад

09:36 YES!! There it is! Fuck yes! lol Sorry, the Tennessean's my favourite of all his guitars. Some day I'd love to own an original.

@Moreno280161 6 месяцев назад

Hi, what strings do you use for flatwounds? what scaling?

@j.justinzimmerman9836 6 месяцев назад

Nice job! Right to the point and no opinionated bull. Always wondered what all those switches and knobs did. BTW You’re really rocking that nerd persona quite well! JJZ…(°¿.°`)

@johnlennon6491 6 месяцев назад

Hey where did you get the lego world trade center?

@halcooper3070 6 месяцев назад

Dont know when country gents got the leather back, but they didnt start out with them. My 58, second batch, has a beautiful back.

@chuckhammond8266 5 месяцев назад

Isn't the Tennesseean 16" wide and the Gent 17"?

@LPCustom3 4 месяца назад

You need to try the Pyramid Fusion Flats. Flatwounds that are brighter than the Chrome’s.

@robiandolo 6 месяцев назад

Smoke on the Water doesn't sound anything like Blackmore, but it sounds really good!

@jonathanhorne6503 6 месяцев назад

I associate that guitar with the Beatles for sale LP more than any other single record.

@NickMartellaro 6 месяцев назад

Me too. It's one of my favorite LPs and my old mono version is getting worn out.

@drutgat2 7 месяцев назад

The reason so many other famous 60s musicians used the Tennessean was because George played it.

@brotherjohnhiggins8614 6 месяцев назад

I think Hilton Valentine of the Animals bought his before George got one. House of The Rising Sun is pretty famous riff.

@drutgat2 6 месяцев назад

Thanks @@brotherjohnhiggins8614 . I did not know that Hilton Valentine got his Tennessean before George. Still, I think that the ubiquity and fame The Beatles enjoyed would have been more likely to introduce the guitar to more people than The Animals appearances would have (both in concert, and on TV), and George's influence was definitely greater than Hilton's (although I really like and respect Hilton as a guitarist).

@philovance1940 6 месяцев назад

I had a ‘67 gretsch tennessean or Tennessee Rose. It was a quirky guitar that wouldn’t stay in tune. It had a square brass plate on the headstock that said Chet Atkins. The pickups didn’t have the greatest output. I traded it for Gibson Les Paul.

@JP5466 6 месяцев назад

You had a real Tennessean. "Tennessee Rose" came out after they started making them again in the 2000's. They are close, but not the real thing.

@bigbear450 6 месяцев назад

cool

@philiphoward1731 6 месяцев назад

I am just curious why is the guitar called the Grech Tennessee? Rose? Why y’all just calling to flex like they did before I don’t.understand this

@FYMASMD 6 месяцев назад

Once George got a strat and some Gibsons, the Gretch guitars went under the bed.

@monzajunior7337 6 месяцев назад

He once said that the Gretsches were him being in denial about wanting a Strat, having missed out on a deal to buy one in Hamburg from a departing American.

@steveoconnor7069 6 месяцев назад

Mal Evans might have known.

@johncarroll993 6 месяцев назад

As a fan of Gretsch guitars and the Beatles, I really enjoyed your video. Gretsch guitars are very interesting and different. Unfortunately, due to the imitation F holes on some, it is not possible to see how they achieved the various sounds by looking at the different types of internal construction, regardless of the pickups used. My Chet Atkins 6120 is trestle braced, giving it the "extra Gibson like" sustain that Chet wanted, but has Filtertron pickups. The reissue 6122 has open F holes and a different internal construction is visible. Apparently, and correct me if incorrect, the reason for the painted on F holes was to prevent feedback.

@edmatzenik9858 6 месяцев назад

Painted F-holes do of course help stop feedback, but since Chet did more late night plugged into the desk playing than loud concerts I wonder if part of the idea was to hear what was coming out of the studio monitors more and the actual guitar less. I have a very Gretsch-like Aria with open F-holes and sometimes I can hear it too much when I'm going straight in to tape.

@JP5466 6 месяцев назад

Want a Gretsch with sustain?... try a late 70's Gretsch Axe or Super Axe. The super Axe had built in compressor and phasor effects. I love mine! Rick Springfield played one for a few years in the early 80's.

@michaelfricke3100 3 месяца назад

Toss the Hi Lo trons and drop in a pair of FilterTrons and this guitar becomes Twice as good as it was.

@aigarslindentals8315 4 месяца назад

Gretsch is good. But. Harrison's most used guitar was the Epiphone Casino (1965-1970).

@JasonCunliffe 6 месяцев назад

07:40 plays guitar

@edmatzenik9858 6 месяцев назад

They might be a cheaper model, but Tennesseans often sound better than other Gretsch models to me. A lot of Gretsch features are counter-productive cosmetics.

@johnlennon6491 6 месяцев назад

please bro tell me where you got the lego twin towers its cool af